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 "headline": "Guidance has run 2.6\u00b0F warm at MHL for a month",
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 "edition": "2026-09-11",
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 "body_html": "<p>Mean absolute error says how far the forecast lands from the observation; the <em>signed</em> mean says which side it lands on. At MHL over August 12\u2013September 11, 2026, it lands <span class=\"mono\">+2.62\u00b0F</span> from the report, across 4,629 pairs \u2014 the largest standing lean of any of the 77 stations currently carrying enough samples.</p><p class=\"note\">ASOS reports at :53 and the forecast is stamped on the hour, so a forecast is paired with the nearest observation within 30 minutes and otherwise left unscored.</p>",
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